Con 879 [33.3%, -4.5%]
UKIP 104 [3.9%, -11.7%]
Labour 79 [3.0%, - 6.1%]
Turnout 39.67%
LD gain from Conservative
Percentage changes since 2017
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Lib Dems kick off by-election results with a gain and successful defence
February 19, 2017 12:46 PM
Originally published by South Lincolnshire Liberal Democrats
Originally published by South Lincolnshire Liberal Democrats
Seven by-elections across six wards, with three Liberal Democrat seats up for defence, this week.
Wokingham DC, Emmbrook - 17th February 2017
Arch-Brexiteer John Redwood has something to worry about on his patch. In a rare Friday by-election, Liberal Democrat Imogen Shepherd-Dubey gained the Emmbrook ward on Wokingham District Council with an eye-watering swing from the Conservatives!
East Staffordshire BC, Burton - 16th February 2017
A successful Liberal Democrat defence of the party's one seat on East Staffordshire:
Labour 127 [24.7%; -5.2%]
UKIP 60 [11.7%; 11.7%]
Conservative 56 [10.9%; -11.9%]
Turnout 21.57%
Majority 144
Liberal Democrat hold
Percentage change from 2015
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Uttlesford DC, Elsenham & Henham - 16 February 2017
Independent 716
LD Sinead Holland 316 [22.5%; -24.2%]
LD Lori Flawn 259
Conservative 141 [10.0%; -11.0%]
Conservative 120
UKIP 68 [4.8%; +4.8%]
UKIP 64
Labour 39 [2.8%; -2.3%]
Labour 28
Green 8 [0.6%; +0.6%]
Green 6
Majority 400
Independent gain 2 seats from Liberal Democrats
Percentage change from 2015
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Cheshire East UA, Bollington - 16th February 2017
Conservative 319 [17.2%; -13.4%]
Labour 239 [12.9%; -8.6%]
LD Sam Al-Hamdani 198 [10.7%; -0.2%]
Green 162 [8.7%; +8.7%]
Majority 620
Independent gain from Conservative
Percentage change from 2015
Forest of Dean DC, Lydbrook and Ruardean - 16th February 2017
Conservative 248 [24.3%; +6.2%]
Labour [22.7%; -2.0%]
UKIP 113 [11.1%; -12.2%]
LD Heather Lusty 67 [6.6%; +6.6%]
Majority 112
Green gain from UKIP
Percentage change from 2015
Oldham MB, Failsworth East - 16th February 2017
Conservative 360 [25.4%; +1.6%]
UKIP 166 [11.7%; +11.7%]
Green 49 [3.5%; -4.3%]
LD Shaun Duffy 16 [1.1%; -1.8%]
Majority 793
Labour hold
Percentage change from 2016
Dudley MB, St Thomas's Ward - 16th February 2017
Labour 1466 [60.8%; +3.4%]
UKIP 643 [26.7%; +4.2%]
Conservative 249 [10.3%; -5.4%]
Green 52 [2.2%; -2.3%]
Majority 823
Labour hold
Percentage change from 2016
Then a pair of successful Labour defences:
A very rare Green gain but a pretty common Ukip defeat:
That Lib Dem candidate was the first in the ward since it was created in 2003.
But then a double set of Lib Dem defeats when the party was defending both seats up for election in the same ward:
Finally, a Conservative loss:
There is one by-election, in Woking, with an unusual Friday polling day this week. That result to come…